Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 397 summary
Chapter 397 of 503 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 397, Sir Bors sees two troubling visions, then fights Sir Pridam to defend a lady’s claim to land taken by another lady. After a hard struggle, Bors forces his opponent to yield and grants mercy when Pridam promises to stop attacking his lady and support her instead.
What happens
- Two birds visit Bors in a dream and offer different reasons for serving them.
- A second vision shows weak wood, two flowers, and a good man who warns Bors against a similar situation.
- Bors wakes, attends a chapel service, and refuses food before riding to defend the lady’s land claim.
- The ladies agree that the winning champion’s lady receives all the disputed land.
- Bors and Sir Pridam wound each other severely before Bors overpowers him and demands surrender.
- Pridam promises peace and support for Bors’s lady, so Bors spares him; the old lady and her knights flee.
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What to notice
The proclamation makes the stakes explicit: the champions’ physical victory decides the entire land dispute.
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What does Pridam promise when he asks Bors for mercy?
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